Encyclopedia of Global Health

Encyclopedia of Global Health
ISBN-10
1412941865
ISBN-13
9781412941860
Category
Medical
Pages
1938
Language
English
Published
2008-01-09
Publisher
SAGE
Author
Yawei Zhang

Description

The Encyclopedia of Global Health is a comprehensive A to Z, inter-disciplinary, one-stop reference to a broad array of health topics worldwide. Encompassing four volumes with some 1,200 articles in 2000 pages, the encyclopedia covers all aspects of health, including physical and mental health entries, biographies of major doctors and researchers, profiles of medical institutions, organizations, and corporations, descriptions of drugs and operations, articles on national health policies, and thematic health topics in the humanities. Pedagogical elements of the encyclopedia include an in-depth chronology detailing advances in health through history, a glossary of health definitions, extensive cross-references to related topics, and thorough bibliographic citations.

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